Local & General.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 7032, 10 December 1890, Page 3

Local & General.

Oratorio in the Cathedral. — Spohr's "Last Judgment" will be sung in the Cathedral on Monday evening, Dec. 22. Sale of Privileges. — The booth privileges in connection with the Druids' annual gala will bo offered at auction by Messrs J. Bowman and Son on Monday next. Alpha Martini-Henby Rifle Club.— The members of the Alpha Martini-Henry Rifle Club are anxious to have a field day on New Year's Day, if they can make the necessary arrangements. Police Changes. — Constable J. Bennetts, of Sydenhara, has resigned his position in the police force, and retires on compensation. His place has been filled by Constable Ramsay, of Dunedin. Horticultural Society. — At the meeting of the Committee of the Christchurch Horticultural Society this evening, papers will be resd by Mr S. Anstey on " Garden Weeds and Their Use," and by Mr R. Brown OD " The New Zealand Veronica." To Ovebcomb Weikhbsb.— Pepnsr'a Quinine and Iron Tonic gives JNew Life, Appetit Health Strength end Energy; oures Indigqa.ion, Nervouß Debility and Neuralgia. Half - crown bottles everywhere Insist, on having Peppeb's,— fAuvxjt

Theatre Royal.— The Harvey Eros. Company were favoured with a fairly large and very appreciative audience last night. The entertainment was the same as that which affordsd visitors to the Theatre on Monday evening so much satisfaction. This evening an entire change of programme will be given. 1 East Christchukcb Amateur Swisii ming Club. — This Swimming Club haß made great progress since its formation, l and has now a membership of two hundred . and forty. The swimming races in con- , nection with the Club will be held at the j Gloucester street Bath to-morrow evening. . Suhneu.— The weekly excursion of the ( Canterbury Tramway Company took place . last evening, when six cars were com- , fortably filled. The Stenmoro Brass Band accompanied the excursionists, and , played an excellent selection of music on , the beach. The town is now full of ■ visitors, who helped to make a lar^e gathering. ° "Trial by Jury." — The Lytfcelton ! amateurs, who performed the opera of Trial hy Jury with great success recently , in Port, are going to give the people of , Christchurch an opportunity of seeing their performance, to-morrow evening, in the Oddfellows' Hall, Lich field street. The young lady, Misa Williams, who took the role of the- plaintiff, it was feared would decline to re-appear co soon after the death of a relative, but rather than disappoint the other members of the company she haa kindly consented to consider their feelings rather than her own. Obituary. — Mr Charles Goldstone. Tim cently of the Railway Hotel, Christy church, died on Monday at his private residence, after suffering a somewhat lingering illness. Mr Goldstone has been well known here, having, soon after his 1 arrival in the Colony, leased the railway refreshment rooms at the Christchurch station, which he managed with credit for several yearß. Losing these he purchased the Masonic Hotel afc Southbrook, which he kept for some years, when, owing to failing health, he travelled through Europe and America. Since his return to Canterbury ho has been landlord of the Railway Hotel, where his genial manners and fund of stories of travel and adventure have made him very popular. Mr Goldstone formerly belonged to the Prince Consort Rifle Brigade and the Royal Horse Artillery. No Mistake About xt. — Dne thing is perfectly clear, the Otago Daily Times says, and that is the duty of the Government to call Parliament together as early a3 possible. No manipulation of paper analyses can persuade anybody that the present Government continues to possess the confidence of the country to an extent that would warrant it in endeavouring to maintain its position in the House. It will probably turn out that parties are so equally divided as to prevent either from being able to say they have anything beyond the barest majority. It is neither in accordance with constitutional rule nor common sense that a Ministry thus situated should continue to hold office. They have been to all intents and purposes defeated, although defeated with honour, and the right course is to acknowledge it promptly aud gracefully. The Volunteers. —An inspection parade of the various city companies of Volunteers was held last night by the officer commanding the district, when all the Government properties were examined by him, including those issued to the Artillery and Engineers. There was a good mister of the various companies as under :— City Guards, Captain Bishop, 32 ; Christchurch Rifles, Captain Bristow, 34 ; Irish Rifles, Captaiu Whitesidea, 31; Scottish Rifles, Lieutenant M'Bean, 32; Richmond Rifles, Captain Bowron, 28; Sydenham Rifles, Sergeant Teape, 34; College Rifles, Lieutenant Hanmer, 42 : Garrißon Band, 15; total, 248. The Engineers aDd Artillery, the former under Lieutenant Anderson and the latter under Captain Martin, each numbered 41 men, and appeared on parade. The volunteer companies marched to the park, where an hour's drill was held, and they were disbanded on returning to the Drillshed ground. Madame Burton's Concerts. — The seventh of Madame Marion Burton's highly enjoyable concerts at the Oddfellows' Hall, brought the series to a conclusion yesterday. Madame Burton, hereelf, whose mellow voice was in grand order, was encored fur " The Worker," and gave " Love was Once a Little Boy " as a complimentary item; and for the encore to Mozart's famous " Voi che Sapete," she gave Tosti's " Good Bye." Miss ColbourneBaber sang " Remember me no More," and Gounod's "Serenade" and for an encore to the first of these "Love's Sweet old Song." The duet " La Luna a Mobile " by the two ladies was vociferously encored, and they repeated the final verse ; and Miss Baber and Mr Sfcockwell were recalled for their duet "Maying." Mr Stockwell's solos wore "The Star of Bethlehoin" and Tours' "The Angel at the Window," for the former of which he was twice recalled. Our talented local tenor Mr H. Weir, who, by the way, we inadvertently referred to as an amateur, really earred his encore for Tosti's " For Ever and For Ever," and gave "The Devout Lover" with similar admirable effect. Mr Bradley was as artistic as usual with his pianoforte solo, Bendel'B "Spinnlied," and M. Horace Poussard's playing of the violin fantasia from "Robert Lo Diable," of Joachim's " Coasack March," and of his own " Indian Fantasia," earned him the customary boisterous applause